Show #1089 1989-05-04 (taped 1989-01-30) Regular

Bruce Cox game 5.

Contestants

Jackie Welles — an assistant professor from Elmira, New York

Bill Schuler — a systems administrator from San Francisco, California

Bruce Cox — an analyst from Lakeside, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $44,900)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Bruce	$1,100	$2,600	$6,200	$12,400 2nd place: OKI Telecom cellular mobile telephone & Jasons binoculars	$6,200 17 R, 1 W
Bill	$-400	$900	$7,300	$12,401 New champion: $12,401	$5,500 19 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W
Jackie	$700	$1,300	$2,500	$1 3rd place: Smith Corona PWP 40 word processor	$3,000 12 R, 4 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

"L" WORDS	THE '30s	DANCE	CONNECTICUT	BIRDS	BEES
$100 [1] It can be a collection of books, magazines & pamphlets or the place where they're kept library Bruce	$100 [7] The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 made the flag bearing this symbol the official one of Germany swastika Bill	$100 [23] This 1977 film set in Brooklyn capitalized on the disco craze of the late '70s Saturday Night Fever Bruce	$100 [17] Called "The Collegiate School", it was founded in 1701 to counteract Harvard's liberalism Yale Bill	$100 [6] The plastic variety of this big pink bird is often found on front lawns in the suburbs flamingo Bruce	$100 [13] A queen bee's job is to rule but to do this to produce young, to fertilize eggs Bill
$200 [2] In Irish folklore, these little elves are cobblers who hold hidden treasure leprechauns Bruce	$200 [8] During the '30s it's where people went on "Bank Night" to win prizes the movies Jackie	$200 [24] "The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol when they do" this dance the Bristol Stomp Jackie	$200 [18] This large island lies across the water from most of Connecticut's coastline Long Island Jackie	$200 [9] In Greek myth, Hera took the 100 eyes of Argus, the watchman, & set them into this bird's tail peacock Jackie	$200 [19] These "industrious" bees really know how to use their heads: that's where they make royal jelly worker bees Bruce
$300 [3] The Greek word glycyrrhiza, meaning "sweet root", gave us this name for the plant & candy flavor licorice Bruce	$300 [14] This play about Georgia sharecroppers began its record-setting Broadway run in 1933 "Tobacco Road" Bruce Bill	$300 [26] In 1965 Freddie & the Dreamers urged everyone to do this dance the Freddie Bruce Jackie	$300 [20] The city of Bridgeport holds an annual festival honoring this famous showman & one-time mayor P.T. Barnum Bill	$300 [10] Completes the couplet "A wonderful bird is the pelican, his bill will hold more than..." his belly can Jackie	$300 [25] Since ancient times, people have blown this at bees to pacify them smoke Bruce
$400 [4] At the '88 GOP convention George Bush spoke of "A thousand points of" this light Bruce	$400 [15] While Jimmy Dorsey played alto sax & clarinet, brother Tommy played this trombone Bill	$400 [27] This red-haired dancer, once Frank Sinatra's fiancee, was TV's "Mona McCluskey" Juliet Prowse Bruce	$400 [21] The oldest U.S. newspaper published continuously under the same name is this city's Courant Hartford Bill	DD $500 [11] The sapsucker is the only member of this bird family that gets nourishment from the trees themselves woodpecker Jackie	—
$500 [5] A thick waterproof wool used for making coats, or a color of green loden Bill Jackie	$500 [16] L.A. began receiving electricity from this dam October 9, 1936 Hoover (Boulder) Dam Bruce	—	$500 [22] Yankee peddlers supposedly sold pieces of wood that looked like this spice, giving the state its nickname nutmeg Bill	$500 [12] Houses built for these "purple" birds usually look like little apartment buildings purple martins Jackie	—

Double Jeopardy! Round

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD	BEST SELLERS	CLOTHING	ECONOMICS	PIONEER LIFE
$200 [7] This tiny country, the world's oldest republic, was founded by a stonecutter named Marinus in the 4th Cent. A.D. San Marino Bill	$200 [4] "Child Star" is the autobiography of this '30s child star Shirley Temple Bruce	$200 [13] From the French for "Genoa", these cotton work pants were worn by sailors in that port city jeans Bill	$200 [8] The 1957 Treaty of Rome established this organization the Common Market Bill	$200 [19] Between 1775 & 1800 more than 200,000 pioneers passed through this "gap" in the Appalachians the Cumberland Gap Bruce
$400 [6] Great Bear Lake is the largest lake entirely within this country Canada Bill	$400 [5] "Gracie" was written by this man who loved Gracie George Burns Bill	$400 [14] Many S. American women wear a shawl called this, not to be confused with Nixon's pal Bebe rebozo Bill Jackie	$600 [10] Nickname of the 1968 act that said banks have to clearly state the interest rates on loans Consumer Credit Protection Act	$400 [21] American Express Company was the eastern predecessor of this mail & stagecoach firm Wells Fargo Jackie
$600 [3] 1 of the 4 independent island countries of Africa located in the Indian Ocean Madagascar (or Mauritius, the Seychelles & the Comoros) Bruce Bill Jackie	$600 [17] Lewis Grizzard wrote "Don't bend over in the garden, Granny, you know them taters got" these eyes Jackie	$600 [15] Egyptians believed their gods brought this flaxen fabric with them to wear on earth linen Bill	$800 [11] Over 90 nations signed the GATT, which is this General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade) Bill	$600 [22] Most of the cooking was done in this "oven", a thick, 3-legged skillet with a lid dutch oven Jackie
DD $1,000 [2] Before becoming president, Wm. Howard Taft was gov. of this island country that's now independent the Philippine Islands Bill	$800 [20] Robert Fulghum has written an essay collection called "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in" this place Kindergarten Jackie	$800 [16] It's an ornamental shoulder strap used on military uniforms as well as fashionable jackets & coats epaulet Bruce Bill	$1,000 [12] A 1776 work by this man has been called "The Handbook of the Industrial Revolution" Adam Smith Bill	$800 [23] On the treeless prairies, the typical home was made of this material sod Bruce
$1,000 [1] The Khyber Pass, only 15 yds. wide at its narrowest, is the major link between Pakistan & this nation Afghanistan Bill Jackie	$1,000 [24] According to the title of Ravi Batra's best seller, one of these will occur in the U.S. in 1990 depression Bruce	$1,000 [18] These riding breeches that billow out at the sides take their name from a former state in NW India jodhpurs Bill	DD $2,000 [9] Gresham's Law states that "bad" types of this "drive out good" money Bill	$1,000 [25] In 1846 the Mormons left Nauvoo in this Midwestern state & began their trek to Utah Illinois Bill

Final Jeopardy!

THE ACADEMY AWARDS

"Best Actress" for 1968, she was the only one in Oscar history to win for playing a queen

Katharine Hepburn ( The Lion in Winter )

Jackie "Who is Glenda Jackson" — wagered $2,499

Bruce "Who is Kate Hepburn?" — wagered $6,200

Bill "Who is Hepburn?" — wagered $5,101

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